What color is #9BC4CF?

#9BC4CF is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Aquatic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9BC4CF?

The RGB value is 155, 196, 207: 155 red, 196 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BC4CF?

The complementary color is #CFA69B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BC4CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.19:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BC4CF color

#9BC4CF rgb(155, 196, 207)

Shades of teal

The hex color #9BC4CF is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 76.9% green and 81.2% blue (155, 196, 207).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 35% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Aquatic (#99C1CC), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.19:1).

#9BC4CF color codes

HEX	`#9BC4CF`
RGB	`rgb(155, 196, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 76.9%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 35%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 25%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 5%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.65, -11.05, -9.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.65, 14.88, 222)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.517, 50.952, 66.508)`
Decimal	`10208463`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BC4CF, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #9BC4CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BC4CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #9BC4CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9bc4cf; }
.text { color: #9bc4cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9bc4cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 196 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9bc4cf, #9baacf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #9BC4CF?: #9BC4CF is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Aquatic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9BC4CF?: The RGB value is 155, 196, 207: 155 red, 196 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BC4CF?: The complementary color is #CFA69B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BC4CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.19:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.